diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 628672e88e22..85e8c8a67335 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Table of Contents
 
-* [Changelog for unreleased](#changelog-for-owncloud-core-unreleased-unreleased)
+* [Changelog for 10.16.1](#changelog-for-owncloud-core-10161-2026-02-18)
 * [Changelog for 10.16.0](#changelog-for-owncloud-core-10160-2025-10-23)
 * [Changelog for 10.15.3](#changelog-for-owncloud-core-10153-2025-07-04)
 * [Changelog for 10.15.2](#changelog-for-owncloud-core-10152-2025-03-11)
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@
 * [Changelog for 10.4.1](#changelog-for-owncloud-core-1041-2020-03-30)
 * [Changelog for 10.4.0](#changelog-for-owncloud-core-1040-2020-02-10)
 * [Changelog for 10.3.2](#changelog-for-owncloud-core-1032-2019-12-04)
-# Changelog for ownCloud Core [unreleased] (UNRELEASED)
+# Changelog for ownCloud Core [10.16.1] (2026-02-18)
 
-The following sections list the changes in ownCloud core unreleased relevant to
+The following sections list the changes in ownCloud core 10.16.1 relevant to
 ownCloud admins and users.
 
-[unreleased]: https://github.com/owncloud/core/compare/v10.16.0...master
+[10.16.1]: https://github.com/owncloud/core/compare/v10.16.0...v10.16.1
 
 ## Summary
 
diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/41431 b/changelog/10.16.1_2026-02-18/41431
similarity index 100%
rename from changelog/unreleased/41431
rename to changelog/10.16.1_2026-02-18/41431
diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/41433 b/changelog/10.16.1_2026-02-18/41433
similarity index 100%
rename from changelog/unreleased/41433
rename to changelog/10.16.1_2026-02-18/41433
diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/41434 b/changelog/10.16.1_2026-02-18/41434
similarity index 100%
rename from changelog/unreleased/41434
rename to changelog/10.16.1_2026-02-18/41434
diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/PHPdependencies20251024onward b/changelog/10.16.1_2026-02-18/PHPdependencies20251024onward
similarity index 100%
rename from changelog/unreleased/PHPdependencies20251024onward
rename to changelog/10.16.1_2026-02-18/PHPdependencies20251024onward
diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index 86e4c398cbe5..d75eb9abd047 100644
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
 // We only can count up. The 4. digit is only for the internal patch-level to trigger DB upgrades
 // between betas, final and RCs. This is _not_ the public version number. Reset minor/patch-level
 // when updating major/minor version number.
-$OC_Version = [10, 16, 0, 0];
+$OC_Version = [10, 16, 1, 0];
 
 // The human-readable string
-$OC_VersionString = '10.16.0';
+$OC_VersionString = '10.16.1';
 
 $OC_VersionCanBeUpgradedFrom = [[8, 2, 11],[9, 0, 9],[9, 1]];